Operational Strategies and Algebraic Thinking · Number and Algebra

Patterns and Rules

Describing and continuing patterns using additive and multiplicative rules.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we predict the hundredth term in a sequence without calculating every step?
  2. 2What is the relationship between a pattern rule and a mathematical function?
  3. 3How does a geometric pattern translate into a numerical sequence?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M5A01
Year: Year 5
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Operational Strategies and Algebraic Thinking
Period: Number and Algebra

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